Costumes of Comic-Con 2016

Updated 12:43 PM ET, Sun July 24, 2016

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Husband and wife Dave Hester and Donna Hester dress as zombie Donald Trump and zombie Hillary Clinton during the Comic-Con Zombie Walk on Saturday, July 23 in San Diego. Here are scenes from the annual gathering celebrating comics-related entertainment.

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Kathy Green and David McClow, dressed as characters from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas," ride the trolley to the convention center.

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Rupert the French Bulldog takes a break from the festivities.

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Dorian Black as Batman and Kyle Blankenfield as Spiderman pose for the camera.

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Todd Christian, dressed as the Incredible Hulk, waits for the San Diego Trolley.

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A family of "Mad Max" fans: David LeBeau, dressed as Mad Max, left; Liam LeBeau, as Nux; and Riana LeBeau, as Furiosa.

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Katherine Masiewicz, dressed as a monster hunter, faces off against a group of dinosaurs as they pose for photographers outside the convention center.

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Todd Schmidt, of San Diego, dressed as the Iceman.

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Fans dressed as "Chewie's Angels" strike a pose.

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Manny Rios said he spent two months of weekends making his velociraptor costume.

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Nicholas Prior of San Diego dressed as Dallas from the video game "Payday: The Heist."

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"I get to yell at people and people are OK about that. I get to eat Slim Jims all day and people hand me Slim Jims. I'm pretty pumped," Pharbo Esnaashari, 25, said of his Macho Man Randy Savage costume.

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John Pina painted himself as the Silver Surfer.

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Two fans who met at the convention show off their homemade Wolverine costumes.

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Sara Maldonadao of Denver, left, and Alison Sumo of Placentia, California, dress as characters from the new version of "Ghostbusters."

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Sergio Valente, as Superman, lifts Jessica Randall, as Vixen, as she gives him a kiss.

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Members of the League of Hatters walk in front of the convention center.

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A fan portrays a fierce Wonder Woman.

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Martha Guzman screams as she poses for a photo with zombies at "The Walking Dead" booth.

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Comic-Con, an annual convention celebrating comics and entertainment inspired by them, is taking place this week in San Diego.